… possible correlates of gender differences in retention and performance in engineering
programs. In what follows, we first review the research on retention and performance. Then, we …

… postgraduate students’ retrospective evaluations of their motives for choosing engineering
as a … in-depth study of certain subjects is emphasized by many female postgraduate students. …

… and racial minorities in STEM areas is often the result of otherwise capable students who …
two alternative engineering programs with consistently high retention rates for female students …

… The control group for this study consisted of the incoming female engineering students that
did not participate in the retention programs and retention statistics were collected from The …

… on retention [15]. The faculty has a critical role to play in engineering student retention. [16]. …
Even though female students make up just over 50% of the overall student body less than 20…

… female and male students. … female students when enrolling engineering programs—due
to the adverse stereotyped context that they have to overcome—which lead to higher retention …

… Female students withdraw from engineering courses before graduation in … retention of
women in engineering, we are compelled to ask, why are our female students leaving engineering…

… to identify trends in female engineering student retention to guide future program … /retention
rates and GPAs of female students were found to be higher than those of the male students. …

… Couple these findings with the national trends in science, math, and engineering retention,
and it seems that if we find a way to keep young women interested in these areas we might …

… student retention and persistence in engineering degree programs and the engineering
workforce are of special interest to engineering … minority and female retention would require …